The government on Tuesday said that it had already begun work on establishing the existence of river Saraswati, which has largely been considered “mythical” and is keen on reviving it.
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti told the Lok Sabha that there was “scientific evidence” that the Saraswati existed and more information was being collected to revive underground water sources of the river.
Speaking in response to a Calling Attention Motion on the need to set up a Saraswati Research Institute for the revival of the river, moved by BJP’s Rattan Lal Kataria, Ms. Bharti said based on the scientific evidence the government had initiated work of revival of the river.
“Mr. Modi, when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat, had ordered work for the revival of the river,” she said. He had “scientifically” released waters from the Narmada into the “old, traditional route of the Saraswati.”
